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Animals
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Second Edition
Endangered Animals
Endangered Animals
This book takes a close look at various animals from around the world
that are in danger of becoming extinct. It discusses how the animals
have become endangered due to worldwide threats including
pollution, deforestation and climate change. Featuring stunning
photographs of many endangered animals in their natural habitats,
the book also relates some of the positive steps being taken to protect
the animals and explains how we can all take part in saving them.
By Elise Forier
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• Forier
Parent Reads Child Reads
Sometimes animals become extinct because of what
people do. Dodo (doh-doh) birds lived until a few
hundred years ago but only on a faraway island near
India.
Dodos were very gentle birds that could not fly. Since
the dodos didn’t have any natural predators on their
island, the dodos were not frightened by the sailors who
arrived in 1505.
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Dodo bird & nest
Soon more people came on boats with dogs and
rats. The dodos did not run away from them. The
people killed the dodos for food. The rats and dogs
ate dodo eggs.
The last dodo died in 1681. Dodos are now extinct.
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It has been over 300 years since the last dodo
existed on Earth, and many other animals have become
extinct since then. The last known western black
rhino was spotted in 2006. The last-known two of the
northern white rhino, both females, live in an animal
conservancy in Kenya. When they die, their species will
become extinct too.
Northern white rhinoceros
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Whale shark Bonobos
Puffins
There are many other animals in danger of becom-
ing extinct. People cutting down forests, building on
open lands, and polluting the water and air are some
of the reasons for this.
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Endangered Animals
VU vulnerable
EN endangered
CE critically endangered
EW extinct in the wild
Siberian tiger EN
Hyacinth macaw VU Mountain gorilla EN
Animal species in danger of becoming extinct fall
into four main categories: (1) vulnerable – may go
extinct in the next 100 years; (2) endangered – could go
extinct within 20 years; (3) critically endangered –
having a high likelihood of going extinct within 10
years; and (4) extinct in the wild – the only surviving
animals are in zoos, aquariums, or animal preserves.
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Snow leopard VU
Manatee VU Hawksbill sea turtle CE
It is sad that some animals are endangered,
but at least there is hope. If we work together to
make sure endangered animals can have food,
clean water, and safe places to live, they may never
become extinct.
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CHAPTER 3 HABITAT LOSS
Giant panda VU
The place where an animal lives is called its habitat.
Many animals live in unique habitats, where they eat
certain foods and create special homes.
Giant pandas live in bamboo forests in China, and
bamboo is their only source of food. Sadly, humans are
causing these forests to disappear. Golden lion tamarins
live across the world from pandas in the South American
rain forest. Like pandas, tamarins are losing their forest
habitat and have become endangered.
Golden lion tamarin EN
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Chimpanzees EN
There are many other wild animals that also need
the rain forest trees for their habitat. If all the rain
forests are cut down, many of these animals will
become extinct.
Sun conure EN
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Climate change is causing many habitats to
change, making them uninhabitable for native
animals. Polar bears walk on the ice to hunt for
food, but climate change has made a lot of the
ice melt. Unable to find enough food, polar bears
do not get fat enough before they hibernate and
some of them die.
Polar bears VU
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African elephants VU
In some places, climate change has made it too
hot for native plants to grow. Water holes have dried
up. With not enough food to eat or water to drink,
native animals are not able to survive.
Galapagos penguin EN Giraffe VU
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Sea otter EN
Some animals make their home in places that are
also attractive to humans, especially near the ocean.
Close to half of all the people in the world live within
100 miles of a sandy beach.
Many marine animals, including sea turtles, lay their
eggs on beaches. It is getting more and more difficult
for them to find safe nesting areas away from human
dangers.
This green sea turtle hatchling EN
has just emerged from its egg and
is trying to get to the ocean.
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How can you help?
Some habitats are destroyed so the trees and
land can be used to make more and more things
for people. Try your best to use less. Buy fewer
clothes, and keep them until they wear out.
Share games and toys with friends. Reuse
school supplies each year instead of always
buying new supplies.
Orangutan CE
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